Japanese word

講読

Pronunciation

Romajikōdoku

Meaning

  • nounreading

Example

大学で講読の授業を受けます。dai gaku de kō doku no ju gyō o u ke ma su

I take a reading class at college.

Illustration for 講読 (reading)

More examples

この授業では古典文学の講読を行います。ko no ju gyō de wa ko ten bun gaku no kō doku o okona i ma su

In this class, we read classical literature closely.

Core concept

It centers on working through a written text closely so that its meaning and structure can be understood in detail.

Common phrases

  • 講読の授業kō doku no ju gyō

    reading class

Similar words

精読seidoku: The detailed reading of a text to understand its meaning and structure.
通読tsūdoku: The reading of a text from beginning to end as a whole.
輪読rindoku: The group reading of a text in which participants take turns reading aloud.

Definition in Japanese

文章や書物を読み、内容を解説しながら詳しく学ぶこと。また、そのための授業。bun shō ya sho motsu o yo mi nai yō o kai setsu shi na ga ra kuwa shi ku mana bu ko to ma ta so no ta me no ju gyō

Word origin

講 (kō, "lecture") and 読 (doku, "read") combine in the Sino-Japanese compound 講読 (kōdoku) for guided, detailed reading.

Usage tips

  • 講読 (kōdoku) can describe the study of texts in fields such as literature or history, not only language-learning classes.

Other meanings

  • translationnoun

Related words

  • 講読するkōdokusururead closelyverb

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